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Photos: Lava flow, alert continues for Hawaii village

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Lava flow burns through thick vegetation.
A portion of the front of lava flow burns through thick vegetation and a fence on Sunday in Pahoa, Hawaii.
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been erupting continuously since 1983. Two years ago, the lava flow changed direction and now its path creeps toward the small town of Pahoa. Damage to homes and personal property has been minimal; however, the lava flow is oozing toward a main road, threatening to cut off the community.

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A house sits among recent lava flow
A house sits among recent lava flow in Kalapana, Hawaii, on Thursday. Ten miles from Pahoa people are rebuilding on land that was almost entirely swallowed by molten rock nearly 30 years ago.
Audrey McAvoy / AP
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Lava flow burns through thick vegetation.
A portion of the front of lava flow burns through thick vegetation and a fence on Sunday in Pahoa, Hawaii.
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images
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Police block traffic
Police block traffic on Wednesday near where the lava flow is expected to cross the main road in Pahoa, Hawaii.
Audrey McAvoy / AP